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Plan B pill will have wider availability

he FDA's decision has re-ignited the emergency contraception controversy. With one side calling it great and the other saying it's alarming.

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Updated: 10:54 PM MDT May 1, 2013

Plan B pill will have wider availability

he FDA's decision has re-ignited the emergency contraception controversy. With one side calling it great and the other saying it's alarming.

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WEBVTT THE F.D.A.'S DECISION HAS RE-IGNITED THE EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION CONTROVERSY. WITH ONE SIDE CALLING IT GREAT... AND THE OTHER SAYING IT'S ALARMING. ACTION SEVEN NEWS REPORTER REGINA RUIZ EXPLAINS. this is wrong NEW MEXICO RIGHT TO LIFE GIVING PLAN B A BIG FAT 'F'. It isn't a solution, it's a problem creation. Furthermore, taking this pill doesn't stop them from getting sexually transmitted diseases BUT, PLANNED PARENTHOOD DOES CALL IT A SOLUTION. SAYING 15 YEAR OLDS SHOULD BE ABLE TO BUY EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION RIGHT OFF THE SHELVES---ANY TIME OF DAY OR NIGHT WITHOUT PARENTS' PERMISSION. It's effective, it's safe. Frankly we would remove the age restrictions entirely. Before the FDA decision, young women 17 and older could buy the emergency contraceptive, but it was behind the counter. Now, it will be offered over the counter. Absolutely a step in the right direction. PRO-LIFE ADVOCATES HAVE A BIG PROBLEM WITH TEENS NOT NEEDING A PRESCRIPTION OR THEIR PARENTS PERMISSION. How dare they take the parents out of the picture RIGHT NOW, DOLCE SAYS THEY WILL PUSH FOR LOCAL LEADERS TO APPEAL THIS FDA DECISION. We have to let our voice be heard, this did not go through congress. BUT, SHE SAYS THE SOLUTION MAY BE MUCH SIMPLER.... ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO SIT DOWN WITH THEIR TEENS. Talk to them, talk with them. Let them know just because this is available does not make it right. A MAJOR DIVIDE.... IN A MAJOR DECISION IN A TEEN'S LIFE. RR7N. THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT PLANS TO APPEAL THE F-D-A DECISION. AND WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THIS STORY. IN OUR EXCLUSIVE WEB POLL, WE'RE ASKING SHOULD PLAN B PILL BE AVAILABLE TO GIRLS AS YOUNG AS 15, WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT. 69 PERCENT SAY YES. 31 PERCENT SAY NO. YOU CAN STILL

Plan B pill will have wider availability

he FDA's decision has re-ignited the emergency contraception controversy. With one side calling it great and the other saying it's alarming.